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EVALUATION OF THE ABILITY OF DIGITAL INFRARED IMAGING TO DETECT VASCULAR CHANGES IN EXPERIMENTAL ...
Int. J. Cancer: 108, 790–794 (2004) © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Publication of the International Union Against Cancer Infrared imaging has frequently been used in the past to detect changes in skin surface temperature associated with breast cancer. Usually a 1–2° C elevation in skin surfacet em-perature is observed at the tumour periphery, and it has […]
Breast Thermography is a Noninvasive Prognostic Procedure that Predicts Tumor Growth Rate in Brea...
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1993 Nov 30;698:153-8. Head JF, Wang F, Elliott RL. Source Elliott Mastology Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816. Abstract Our recent retrospective analysis of the clinical records of patients who had breast thermography demonstrated that an abnormal thermogram was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer and a poorer prognosis […]
Circadian Rhythm Chaos: A New Breast Cancer Marker
Int J Fertil Womens Med. 2001 Sep-Oct;46(5):238-47. Circadian rhythm chaos: a new breast cancer marker. Keith LG, Oleszczuk JJ, Laguens M. Source Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Abstract The most disappointing aspect of breast cancer treatment as a public health issue has been the failure of screening to […]
The Evolving Role of the Dynamic Thermal Analysis in the Early Detection of Breast Cancer
The evolving role of the dynamic thermal analysis in the early detection of breast cancer M Salhab, W Al Sarakbi and K Mokbel St George’s and The Princess Grace Hospitals, London, UK International Seminars in Surgical Oncology 2005, 2:8doi:10.1186/1477-7800-2-8 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: […]
Advanced Integrated Technique in Breast Cancer Thermography
J Med Eng Technol. 2008 Mar-Apr;32(2):103-14. Advanced integrated technique in breast cancer thermography. Ng EY, Kee EC. Source School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore. mykng@ntu.edu.sg Abstract Thermography is a passive and non-contact imaging technique used extensively in the medical arena, but in relation to breast care, it […]
Screening for Breast Cancer
JAMA. 2005 Mar 9;293(10):1245-56. Elmore JG, Armstrong K, Lehman CD, Fletcher SW. Source Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA. jelmore@u.washington.edu Abstract CONTEXT: Breast cancer screening in community practices may be different from that in randomized controlled trials. New screening modalities are becoming available. OBJECTIVES: To review breast cancer screening, especially […]